AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO READ AND PRAY THROUGH THE VALLEY OF VISION, EDITED BY ARTHUR BENNETT
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1 AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO READ AND PRAY THROUGH THE VALLEY OF VISION, EDITED BY ARTHUR BENNETT RANDY NEWMAN, PH.D. SENIOR TEACHING FELLOW FOR APOLOGETICS AND EVANGELISM, C.S. LEWIS INSTITUTE I n Knowing & Doing, we often affirm C.S. Lewis admonition to read old books. We also think there s great benefit in praying old prayers. So I am delighted to encourage the reading of The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions. Although the first publication of this collection came as recently as 1975, these prayers were first composed more than three hundred years before then. They were eventually compiled by Arthur Bennett, a Canon of St. Albans Cathedral and tutor in Biblical Theology at All Nations Christian College in England. Bennett says, in his introduction, These prayers are drawn from the largely forgotten deposit of Puritan spiritual exercises, meditations and aspiration. They testify to the richness and colour of evangelical thought and language that animated vital piety in an important stream of English religious life. 1 Bennett selected these prayers from the collected works of Thomas Shepard, Thomas Watson, Richard Baxter, John Bunyan, Isaac Watts, David Brainerd, Augustus Toplady, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and several others. 2 1
2 Transformation doesn t happen without revelation, and revelation can t happen without foolishness.
3 The prayers are organized according to theological categories: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Redemption and Reconciliation Penitence and Deprecation Needs and Devotion Holy Aspirations Approach to God Gifts of Grace Service and Ministry Valediction A final section offers a morning and evening prayer for a week s shared prayers. Reading through these prayers deepens one s prayer life in profound ways. Reading an individual prayer can connect you with God in deeper ways than just offering your own words. Second, I ve seen that the practice of reading these prayers has changed the ways I word my own efforts to connect with God. The Puritan prayers serve as templates and models for my own attempts to adore, confess, give thanks, and intercede with greater weight and thought. I can think of at least three benefits for using The Valley of Vision to deepen our prayer lives. First, we slow down long enough to offer more thoughtful addresses to the God to wh om we pray. Consider how much time the following prayer allots to addressing God before asking any petition. (The examples offered below are only short excerpts from longer prayers, although no prayer in the collection is longer than one page): O God whose will conquers all, There is no comfort in anything apart from enjoying thee 3
4 and being engaged in thy service; Thou art All in all, and all enjoyments are what to me Thou makest them, and no more, I am well pleased with thy will, whatever it is, Or should be in all respects. 3 Second, we confess more contritely: O Lord, Thou knowest my great unfitness for service, my present deadness, my inability to do anything for thy glory, my distressing coldness of heart. I am weak, ignorant, unprofitable, and loathe and abhor myself. I am at a loss to know what thou wouldst have me do, for I feel amazingly deserted by thee, and sense thy presence so little. 4 Third, we appreciate the gospel in much deeper ways: Blessed Lord Jesus, No human mind could conceive or invent the gospel, Acting in eternal grace, thou are both its messenger and its message, lived out on earth through infinite compassion, applying thy life to insult, injury, death, that I might be redeemed, ransomed, freed. Blessed be thou, O Father, for contriving this way, Eternal thanks to thee, O Lamb of God, for opening this way, Praise everlasting to thee, O Holy Spirit, for applying this way to my heart. 5 Many people have worked their way (slowly!) through The Valley of Vision and then started writing their own prayers. The process 4
5 ; there s more to the benefit of this fine book than just navigating the cultural differences between us and the writers of these prayers. The reality of prayer itself demands devotion and diligence. It always has, in every age.
6 of thoughtful composition, combined with the physical task of writing the prayers out, engages people in transformative ways. The sheer act of writing things out with paper and pen engages our brains and hearts in ways that just reading does not. Both reading and writing are beneficial. But they do affect us in different ways. (Consider, by the way, copying out by hand a passage of Scripture and see if it does not prove to be a fuller, more holistic encounter with God s Word.) Part of the power of The Valley of Vision flows from the dramatic contrast between the culture of the Puritans in the 1600s and our fast-paced, distraction-filled twenty-first century. They took time to pray, write out prayers, read Scripture slowly, and meditate on God s Word. We live by a different clock and calendar. But there s more to the benefit of this fine book than just navigating the cultural differences between us and the writers of these prayers. The reality of prayer itself demands devotion and diligence. It always has, in every age. It s easy to give up on prayer. Remember the parable about the widow who kept coming before a judge? The text tells us Jesus told His disciples this story to show them that they should always pray and not give up (Luke 18:1 NIV). When His disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray (Luke 11:1), it must have been because they needed and we, in turn, need instruction in this lifelong, challenging discipline. And note that Jesus did not respond to their request with, Don t worry about it. It ll just come easily and naturally. So we shouldn t be surprised if prayer takes work, training, practice, and improvement of skill over time. The Valley of Vision is one of the best resources I know to help us. In addition to the paperback, you can also purchase a handsome leather-bound gift edition that adds more than just a touch of class to the experience of reading these magnificent intercessions. n 6
7 A Book Observed Our online bookclub We hope that by encouraging the reading of great old books, and facilitating a community experience of lively online discussion of those books with others, this book club will help stimulate spiritual growth and powerful discipleship of heart and mind. A Book Observed is a self paced online old book club where members can read the book and join the discussion threads at their own pace. Each book discussion lasts three months. We encourage people to comment and ask questions associated with the topic. Occasionally some of our senior teaching staff will join in the discussion to help answer questions as well. Join us here 7
8 NOTES 1 Arthur Bennett, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 2002), introduction, n.p. 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid., Book One, p Ibid., 4. 5 Ibid., Ibid., 35. O Lord, In prayer I launch far out into the eternal world, and on that broad ocean my soul triumphs over all evils on the shores of mortality. from In Prayer in The Valley of Vision, p
9 ? 1 Randy Newman argues that reading through the Puritan prayers collected in The Valley of Vision deepens one s prayer life in profound ways. What are some of the specific ways identified by Newman? 12 Would you like to deepen your prayer life? If so, what are your plans for doing so? 9
10 RANDY NEWMAN, PH.D. Senior Teaching Fellow for Apologetics and Evangelism, C.S. Lewis Institute Randy Newman is Senior Teaching Fellow for Apologetics and Evangelism at the C.S. Lewis Institute. He is also an adjunct faculty member for Talbot School of Theology and Patrick Henry College. He received his M.Div. and Ph.D. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. After serving for over 30 years with Campus Crusade for Christ, he established Connection Points, a ministry to help Christians engage people s hearts the way Jesus did. He has written four books and numerous articles about evangelism and other ways our lives intertwine with God s creation. He and his wife Pam live in Annandale, VA and have three grown sons. Randy blogs at 10
11 RECOMMENDED READING Arthur Bennett, editor, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions (The Banner of Truth Trust, 1975) The strength of Puritan character and life lay in prayer and meditation. In this practice the spirit of prayer was regarded as of first importance and the best form of prayer, for living prayer is the characteristic of genuine spirituality. Yet prayer is also vocal and may therefore on occasions be written. Consequently in the Puritan tradition there are many written prayers and meditations which constitute an important corpus of inspiring devotional literature. Too often ex tempore prayer lacks variety, order and definiteness. The reason for this lies partly in a neglect of due preparation. It is here that the care and scriptural thoroughness which others found necessary in their approach to God may be of help. This book has been prepared not to supply prayers but to prompt and encourage the Christian as he treads the path on which others have gone before. 11
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